Facing a dramatic sales decline across Europe over the past two months, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche has reportedly stated that the automaker will cut production by more than 40,000 vehicles over the next four months, according to the German newspaper Stuttgarter Zeitung. This follows a previous announcement of unspecified cuts in German and American factories.

The report claims the new move will primarily affect Mercedes' Unterturkheim and Sindelfingen manufacturing plants and focus on the production of V-6 and V-8 engines. Unsurprisingly, with gas prices rising around the globe, more than a few Daimler workers are reportedly upset at management for failing to develop more economical vehicles, but the Stuttgarter Zeitung claims at this point the company isn't planning any layoffs.